Monday, May 4, 2009

easy as pie

Is it cheating to use ready made pie crust? Shh!! Don't tell. Of courseit's not. You can throw together a scrumptious homemade pie inminutes and no one will know you didn't spend all day in the kitchen.Heavens to murgatroyd it's good! And so easy peasy.

Line a 10 inch pie plate with the bottom crust. Mix sugar and flourtogether and pour over berries. Add to pie crust. Dot with butter.Add top crust and crimp edges. Bake one hour at 350 until bubblyin center.

Send a slice this way and I will give you my opinion on pre-made vs homemade crusts .. did you know that if you make homemade crust you should brush the edges with milk, it slows down the baking so the pie itself gets done w/o burning the edges .. just sayin'

I've never understood that phrase, "Easy as pie." Even with a ready-made crust and canned filling, I've never yet baked a successful pie. Cakes? No problem. And I'm the king of the Bobboli pizza. But pies defy me, and I see nothing at all "easy" about baking one. Must be a genetic malfunction or something.

Oh, Willow. Here I am riding in the car all the way to Baltimore (a 3 hour drive), and I have had no breakfast. I was just wondering if we should stop at Starbucks for a quick sweet or keep going and have an early lunch.

Ooooh, that sounds great. I'm writing that down right now--I know I'd like that and so would Joe. Thanks for the good recipe, Willow! Yum. I've tried those crusts before, and they weren't bad at all--and for how quick this sounds, I say definitely NOT cheating.

yum. i'm coming right over for a piece. i use frozen Oranoke orchards (Stratford Conn.) pie crusts. i grew up not far from the original Oranoke Orchards farm stand where we bought all sorts of delicious fruits and pies so i have an affection for their piecrust. maybe you cant get them in the mid-west, i dont know.

I must say food it looking good at the Manor. Love your subjects Water and Fire. Can I expect to see more of the elements in upcoming posts. You are an inspiration to me today. Just love dropping by. Must get back to my work, time to clean the studio for classes tonight.

Cheating is only cheating when you take credit for other's work ie: buying a ready made whole pie and saying you slaved and slaved for days to make it. THEN that would be cheating. Having a little help, however..... ;-)

Girth would not use ready made pie crust - but I certainly would!!! (Or even better - I wonder if you could transport a piece of that mixed berry pie through the secret portal to our world now? Please, Willow?)

OK, Willow, I have to tell you, I went grocery shopping and picked up berries and pie crusts for this. Thanks again! ;)) We will be having this very soon. Looks delicious. (you're either a very good or a very bad influence. I prefer to think it's the former.)

Hi! Willow,hmmm...I just printed out your quick... and easy recipe. (Just like with your cake recipe, I gently placed it in my aunt's hand(s). I may even ask her to addmy favorite fruits, peaches or cherries.

To make good pastry is a real trick. My mother makes great pastry, but I fear I will never master it, so I welcome the recipes that give me an easy way out. This looks magnificent and I shall be purchasing the magic dough from the Pillsbury Puff-boy himself with great haste.

This looks fantastic, Willow. I used to cover my edges with tin foil but several years ago I bought an inexpensive little cover that goes around the edge of the pie plate. Got it from Pampered Chef, I think.

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